Hull support structure of liquefied gas tank and liquefied gas carrier
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Mar 20, 2018
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Abstract
A hull support structure of a liquefied gas tank has a foundation deck disposed around a liquefied gas tank; a skirt which supports the liquefied gas tank on the foundation deck; an inner bottom plate extending in a hull length direction, at a location that is below the liquefied gas tank; and a pair of bilge hopper plates each of which is provided between the foundation deck and corresponding one of both end portions of the inner bottom plate, wherein a plate connection section at which each of the pair of bilge hopper plates is connected to the foundation deck is disposed outward in a hull width direction, relative to a skirt connection section at which the skirt is connected to the foundation deck.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | JAPAN |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- F17C Class
- 326 Applications Filed
- 217 Patents Issued To-Date
- 66.57 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Konno, Yukiko | Kobe, JP | 1 | 0 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 0 | |||
Noguchi, Jun | Kobe, JP | 31 | 228 |
# of filed Patents : 31 Total Citations : 228 | |||
Shimizu, Yusuke | Kobe, JP | 233 | 1331 |
# of filed Patents : 233 Total Citations : 1331 | |||
Yoshida, Takumi | Kobe, JP | 50 | 491 |
# of filed Patents : 50 Total Citations : 491 |
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